Germany appoints new finance minister as pressure for quick snap elections mounts
Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany's new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to call for a confidence vote and trigger snap elections after the dissolution of his ruling coalition. Kukies is replacing Christian Lindner, who was sacked by Scholz late on Wednesday.
Pressure piles on Germany's Scholz to hold quick confidence vote
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger new elections quickly after his rocky three-way coalition collapsed and plunged the country into political turmoil.
Germany's Scholz to Call Confidence Vote, Sees Snap Election in March
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a media briefing at the Chancellery after sacking Finance Minister Christian Lindner following a meeting with the heads of the so-called "Traffic Light Coalition" of the Social Democratic Party (SPD),
German opposition leader says Scholz must pose confidence vote now
Germany's opposition calls for an immediate confidence vote after the ruling coalition collapses:::: Friedrich Merz, CDU Opposition leader:: Berlin, Germany:: "There is absolutely no reason to wait until January of next year to ask for a vote of confidence.
Germany's Scholz under pressure to hold quick confidence vote
Germany's opposition conservatives urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow a vote of confidence immediately and hold elections in January, the day after his rocky three-way coalition collapsed and plunged the country into political turmoil.
Germany's Scholz under pressure to call early vote after coalition collapses
Germany's conservative opposition heaped pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's crisis-hit government Thursday to allow for speedy elections by calling a confidence vote next week rather than next year.
German Chancellor Scholz Calls Snap Election as Coalition Government Collapses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a snap election after the collapse of his three-party coalition government. Scholz wants a vote of confidence to occur by January to bring the federal election forward to March from September.
Scholz sticks to January date for confidence vote in government
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is standing firm on his January timetable for a vote of confidence in his government in the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, following the split in his centre-left coalition.
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Accusations fly after German coalition split, opposition smells blood
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Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
Christian Lindner’s dismissal prompted him to withdraw his Free Democrats Party (FDP) from a coalition with Scholz’s ...
German Minister Faeser: Government still 'fully capabale of acting'
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Thursday that the public need not worry about security and stability following ...
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Lindner calls for 'immediate vote of confidence and new elections'
Free Democratic Party (FDP) party leader Christian Lindner has urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to swiftly provide political clarity following the collapse of Germany's centre-left coalition. "Our country ...
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Christian Lindner: The fiscal hawk at centre of Germany's political crisis
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Germany's Coalition Collapses, Scholz Now Leads Minority Government
Germany's coalition government disintegrated dramatically after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) following intense ...
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Germany’s coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition.
German coalition collapses: What comes next?
BERLIN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Germany's coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister ...
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Germany's coalition collapses, hurling the country's politics into turmoil
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition. Chancellor ...
Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Germany's center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling ...
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Germany’s fractious coalition falls apart—and how!
E ARLY IN THE morning of November 6th, as Europe digested the result of America’s presidential election, three senior figures ...